Where does “ierde” come from?

ierde (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian erthe, from Proto-West Germanic erþu, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

ierde (West Frisian): earth, soil; ground

Definitions

  1. earth, soil; ground

Ancestry of “ierde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianertheearth
2Proto-West Germanicerþuearth, world; earth, soil
3Proto-Germanicerþōearth
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

Words derived from “ierde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Proto-West Germanic erþu →
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